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symbols in artistic form
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Iman Djouini, "Limn," hand pulled silkscreen on Rives BFK 19" x 26"

At the 2026 Venice Biennale, Iman Djouini gives language a new form

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Caleb Luna
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Debra Herrick

Feminist studies postdoctoral scholar centers fat experiences in poetry and cultural critique
Professor Mario T. García in a suit holding his left hand
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Matt Perko
Professor Mario T. García, February 2023

Mario T. García, a UC Santa Barbara professor for 47 years, to be honored at Sal Castro Memorial Conference
Christopher Parker sits forward in a leather chair with his fingers intertwined, the cover of Perspectives in Politics behind him.
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Political science professor examines democracy in America in special issue on Black Lives Matter
Professor Elisabeth Ayuk-Etang
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Matt Perko
Professor Elisabeth Ayuk-Etang, December 2022

How visiting professor Elisabeth Ayuk-Etang fled war-torn Cameroon with her family — and what happens next
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on stage

Historian Daina Ramey Berry offers perspective on the legacy and enduring relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Woman with black hair with red streaks and bangs wearing a red and black dress grinds pigments on stone in front of a red tiled wall
"Sandy Rodriguez: Unfolding Histories" opens at the Art, Design and Architecture Museum this winter.

New season brings new line-up of performances, art exhibitions, concerts and more
still photo from the experimental film
A 35-millimeter landscaped portrait from the "Get Shorty" press kit, as seen in "Still Film"

Experimental ‘Still Film’ interrogates cinematic memory
person smelling jasmine

A Multifaceted Sensation
white powder in petri dish against black background

An Overlooked Phenomenon
Photograph of authors Pei-te Lien and Nicole Filler

A Pioneering Collaboration

Communication Breakdown
visitors at the the Nicaraguan Museum of Memory Against Impunity

Ethical Tech, Museums of Memory
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